Team Leader Classification: ASO5 Salary Range: $92,122-$102,456 + Superannuation Duration: Up to 12 months Vacancy Type: Full Time Number of Positions Available: 1 Closing Date: 11:30pm, Sunday 8 November 2026

About the Opportunity

As Team Leader, Marriages of the Registration Branch of Consumer and Business Services, you will lead a team delivering marriage and relationship services, including performing registry marriage ceremonies, customer service, assessments, registration, certificates and records management. You’ll play a key role in ensuring efficiently high-quality service delivery. Reporting to the Deputy Registrar, you will provide technical and operational leadership across the team, guiding staff through complex and sensitive statutory matters, exercising delegated authority and ensuring decisions are evidence-based, properly documented and consistent with legislative, policy and procedural requirements. As part of the Registration Branch leadership group, you’ll have the opportunity to shape team performance, strengthen capability and foster a workplace culture built on respect, accountability and collaboration. Through coaching, mentoring and effective performance management, you’ll help your team navigate competing priorities, build confidence and deliver reliable outcomes.

- Team leadership and performance: Set clear priorities, allocate workloads and establish expectations, coach/mentor team members, build capability and address performance or workplace matters fairly, fostering a team environment where people feel supported to perform at their best.
- Service delivery and workflow management:



Solemnise marriages in accordance with the requirements of the Marriage Act 1961 and oversee day to day delivery of marriage and relationship services ensuring work and resource allocation is proportional to the demand.
- Complex statutory decisions and escalations: Provide direction on sensitive matters and exercise delegated authority in accordance with legislative and oversee complex corrections to the Register, ensuring proper assessment and evidence-based decision making.
- Financial, administrative and records governance: Oversee administrative and financial processes, including relevant controls and compliance requirements by ensuring records, information and documents are managed appropriately, with effective quality checks and controls in place to support privacy and records management obligations.

An ideal candidate: You will be a confident people leader who can motivate a team, manage competing priorities and uphold high service standards in a customer-facing statutory service environment. Your strong communication and interpersonal skills will help you build trust, navigate challenging conversations and work collaboratively with colleagues and stakeholders. You will be required to be appointed as a marriage celebrant under Subdivision C of Division 1 of the Marriage Act 1961 which will be arranged by the Registration Branch. Pivotal to success in this role will be your ability to navigate sensitive matters, exercise delegated authority and make evidence-based decisions that manage operational and reputational risks.



You will also bring the ability to interpret and apply legislation, policy and procedures, providing transparent advice and guidance on statutory decision-making. Experience with financial processes, cashiering controls and case management systems would be an advantage but is not essential. Lead a specialist team, build capability and make a meaningful contribution to the quality and integrity of statutory registration services.

About the Business

The Attorney‑General’s Department (AGD) is a key portfolio within the South Australian Government, employing more than 1,900 staff. AGD delivers high‑level legal services and advice to Ministers and government agencies, provides specialist policy support, oversees regulation and compliance functions, and delivers essential services directly to the community. Consumer and Business Services (CBS) is a division of the Attorney‑General’s Department and is responsible for protecting consumers, supporting and regulating businesses and recording significant life events for South Australians. CBS is customer focussed and flexible in its activities, providing accessible information and services.

Special Conditions for Employment

- Employment is dependent upon a National Police Certificate clearance that the AGD finds satisfactory.
- Successful applicants will be provided further information if an interview is requested.
- Forms are not to be lodged directly with SA Police (SAPOL) under any circumstances and any fees incurred by applicants in doing so will not be recoverable from the AGD.
- Some out of hours work may be required.
- Some interstate and intrastate travel may be required.
- Eligibility to be a marriage celebrant under Su

📌 Team Leader, Marriages (Adelaide)
🏢 Attorney-General's Department
📍 Adelaide